Is UFC the only legit MMA league?

This is something I've been wondering about for quite a while. UFC is for sure the biggest MMA promotion and fighters who become champions are the best in the world. But some fighters ,that have amazing records, but have never been in the UFC and are still considerd P4P best. So the question is : If a fighter has an amazing record but never becomes a UFC champion does that make them not a LEGIT champion?

I am in the group of people who thinks not in UFC=not qualified for a top the 10 list

What do you guys think?

Not in the UFC= not top 10... not fair to say. Cesar Gracie's camp has great fighters in Strikeforce that sure could be ranked top 10 in their division. But i guess a true UFC champion like GSP, Anderson Silva or a Jon Jones who has smashed all their opponents like they have done, i mean, its hard to say that King Mo, Gilbert Melendez or Nick Diaz top them. Sorry for my poor english writing

Let me put it this way...my top 11 p4p in no specific order

Cain Velasqueze
Anderson Silva
Jon Jones
Gsp
Nick Diaz
Gilbert Melendez
Frankie Edgar
Bj Penn
Jose Aldo
Junior Dos Santos
Alistar Overeem

8 out of 11 are ufc fighters thats nearly 80% and the other 20% are strikeforce fighters.

I think with the lack of scouting available in the sport...you really can't say it for sure. There are guys that come to the ufc or strikeforce and blow through guys. Then there are guys that are in the ufc get cut and drop like stones. I believe it is just to spread out to say for sure. That said, Dana goes out in search of the best guys in every division and people eventually get on his radar.

Gsp would murder nick diaz
Dan henderson would probably get smashed by jon jones 10 feet long arms
Alistair outwrestled by cain and smashed
Middleweight? Idk anybody of importance in middkeweight outside of the ufc
Gilbert melendez? See he may be a good match up to frankie edgar but grey maynard would knock him out anyday
Same with eddie alvarez he would get knocked out
So yes ufc = top 10 p4p all the time
1 silva
2 gsp
3 jose aldo
4 cain
5 cruz
6 edgar
7 jones
8 shields
9 maynard
10 lyoto (hate me all you want but rubber match with shogun and he would murder shogun, also the dragon got robbed with rampage)

I'm incredibly dissapointed that you all left out Jacare, Fedor, and aoki. what the hell is wrong with you guys?

No.

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Originally Posted by zaya

I'm incredibly dissapointed that you all left out Jacare, Fedor, and aoki. what the hell is wrong with you guys?

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Not to be offensive, but both people posting the top 10 (or 11) are young.

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Originally Posted by zaya

I'm incredibly dissapointed that you all left out Jacare, Fedor, and aoki. what the hell is wrong with you guys?

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Fedor was submitted and then brutalized.
Jacare hasn't beaten a top 10
and Aoki looked like a huge fool when everything he did was stuffed by Melendez.

and theres my 2 cents on why those guy arent in the top 10

Nick DIaz would not get smashed by gsp.

Plz care to tell me how he wouldnt

If gsp beats jake sheilds
Which i kind of hope he doesnt
Than u have to say gsp is loads better
Nick diaz got his ass handled to him by diego sanchez
Who got his ass handed to him by bj penn
Who got beaten twice by gsp

Nick Diaz is alot better than he was back then not saying he definatly beats GSP but he definatly would give him a great fight Id pay to see that for sure

There are legit guys outside of the UFC, the only folks who feel otherwise are new to MMA, impressionable, or simply cant recognize skills/fighting ability when they see it.